I’ve been taking the most horribly boring project management training courses over the last few days. I’m a bit disappointed because I thought the courses would be
more specific to the processes we have to follow here at the workplace. It’s a lot more general than that…so it’s more of a review of stuff I’ve already learned. Plus the instructor tends to get off topic and tell long-winded stories about fishing or stupid shit like that. I think I’ve probably mentioned before that I have very little interest in being a project manager anyhow…so it makes it that much worse.
When did this shift from Developers to Analysts occur in the workplace? I think that I got screwed somehow…and the formula just doesn’t seem quite right anymore. I go to school for “Computer Science” and learn how to program and develop software, databases, and web applications…but when you go to get a job it seems there is less and less of that type of work to be done. Larger companies have completely shifted to this outsourcing model where they would rather have things developed outside of the company. So where does that leave the developer? I remember when hardware and technical support became somewhat of a less respected role in the IT industry…which sucks in its own…now it is happening with development too. It’s been pushed off as “grunt work” now and I don’t like it.
So what happens to all those kids going to college for “Computer Science”. It’s been a few years since I’ve attended school, but it just seems like those kids are learning skills that are becoming less and less relevant in the IT industry.
Maybe I’m being overly pessimistic and there is still demand for developers (within the United States)…I guess time will tell. While I’m scrambling to fit into a role that lets me keep my job…
